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* FTSE 100 down 0.9%, FTSE 250 down 0.4%
* HSBC biggest drag on main index
* Apple revenue warning spurs more coronavirus fears
Feb 18 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 slid to a two-week low
on Tuesday, weighed down by a 4% drop in financial heavyweight
HSBC as traders sold stocks globally after tech giant Apple
warned of a shortfall in revenue due to the coronavirus
epidemic.
The main index .FTSE shed 0.9% by 0804 GMT, with HSBC
dragging a sub-index of banks .FTNMX8350 almost 2.5% lower
after its annual profit declined and it laid out plans for a a
major strategic overhaul. Global market participants poured money into perceived safe
havens including gold after the signals from Apple, the world's
most valuable technology firm, that sales would be hurt by the
outbreak. The more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 .FTMC also gave up
0.4%.